It was a very nice concert...kids sang nine songs and then four sing-along-songs with the audience which was a lot of fun. My favorite song tonight was Angels We Have Heard on High as it was the first time they had performed it for an audience with the new arrangement by Martin and it was very very good.
While I don't have a recording of them singing it, you can click here and hear Angels We Have Heard on High as the Christmas blog song for today. (In the photo, MTS...My Tall Son...is in the back row, left, tallest one, and note that Matt and Matthew, Thing One and Thing Two from our carpooling days are singing side by side for the first time ever, and Greg is right in front of them so they form sort of a triangle which is nice as usually the three of them are spread out all over the stage.)
The singers had all been at rehearsal at Butler all afternoon, eaten pizza together for dinner, and then changed into their concert wear and drove the ten miles to the church to perform for a 7:00 concert.
Various singers were driving and various ones were riding...I tell you...I am still a little nervous about this as this is major city driving for a new driver, etc.
Matt and Ali rode over together and then after the concert, Rachel and Ashley, requested a ride back to campus where they had left their cars, so I made them all line up here, Alea, Ali, Rachel, Matt, and Ashley and had the girls hold up their right hands as I said, "Repeat after me...I (insert your name please) will ride nicely in Matt's car. I will not distract him when he is driving in any way, shape, or form. I will not play the radio loudly so that he cannot hear approaching vehicles. I will not squeal and shout and scream for any reason whatsoever while riding in the car. I will go to the bathroom before we leave so that Matt does not have to stop in some questionable area of the city so that I might use the ladies' room. I will not shout out the windows at anyone passing by. I will not reach over and honk the horn while Matt is driving. I will not put my hands anywhere near Matt or the steering wheel while Matt is driving. I will wear my seatbelt at all times. I swear that I will obey all these things, so help me God." Everyone in the vestibule of the church got quite a kick out of it, but hey, I was serious! Matt was laughing the whole time and the girls were giggling but they knew I was serious. I am thinking of drawing up some sort of document for future use in this regard.